constabulary
noun
[ kənˈstabjʊləri ]
• a police force covering a particular area or city.
• "the Royal Irish Constabulary"
constabulary
adjective
• relating to a constabulary.
• "the constabulary strength was 13,000 men"
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting the district under the charge of a constable): from medieval Latin constabularia (dignitas) ‘(rank) of constable’, from constabulus, based on Latin comes stabuli (see constable).
